Musgrave’s identification of dangerous ideas is correct, but his metaphor risks entrenching the fundamental problem: the (inevitable) weaponization of “scientific objectivity.”

by Paul Musgrave | 2021-09-04 | "Lab Leaks" in Political Science, Academia, Bridging the Gap, Featured, Theory & Methods | 1 Comment
Paul Musgrave concludes the “Lab Leaks” symposium by engaging with his interlocutors and reflecting on the challenges faced by political science in an era of public-facing scholarship.
by Tarak Barkawi | 2021-09-03 | "Lab Leaks" in Political Science, Academia, Bridging the Gap, Featured, Race, Theory & Methods | 0 Comments
Musgrave’s identification of dangerous ideas is correct, but his metaphor risks entrenching the fundamental problem: the (inevitable) weaponization of “scientific objectivity.”
by Tarak Barkawi | Sep 3, 2021 | "Lab Leaks" in Political Science, Academia, Bridging the Gap, Featured, Race, Theory & Methods
Musgrave’s identification of dangerous ideas is correct, but his metaphor risks entrenching the fundamental problem: the (inevitable) weaponization of “scientific objectivity.”
by Rebecca Adler-Nissen | Sep 2, 2021 | "Lab Leaks" in Political Science, Academia, Bridging the Gap, Featured, Theory & Methods
Perhaps the problem isn’t that theories leak from the lab, but efforts to seal the lab in the first place. If political scientists spent more time observing the policy world, me might get both better and more careful theories in the first place.
by Ido Oren | Sep 1, 2021 | "Lab Leaks" in Political Science, Academia, Bridging the Gap, Featured, Theory & Methods, US Foreign Policy
Political Science isn’t sterile laboratory. The discipline is riddled with politics and deeply influenced by policy concerns.
by Erica De Bruin | Aug 31, 2021 | "Lab Leaks" in Political Science, Academia, Bridging the Gap, Featured, US Foreign Policy
Some political-science lab leaks are more difficult to control than others.